Paperbacks doomed, says fiction writer John Connolly

The End is Nigh For Paperbacks. It could be the title of another novel by Irish crime writer John Connolly.

In fact, his latest offering is the Wolf in Winter, part of his Charlie Parker thriller series, and the doom of paperback books is fact, not fiction, says one of the country’s most successful writers.

It is 15 years since Charlie Parker became Ireland’s favourite fictional sleuth and the world of publishing has changed immeasurably since then.